Certified Surgical First Assist

As the only not-for-profit, faith-based healthcare system in the area, Dignity Health Nevada, guided by the Adrian Dominican Sisters' vision for over 70 years, continues to serve the Henderson and Las Vegas communities. The Siena Campus, a 326-bed acute care hospital opened in 2000, expanded the services of the Rose de Lima Campus to meet growing healthcare needs. St. Rose Dominican is part of Dignity Health, one of the nation’s largest healthcare systems, with over 9,000 physicians, 60,000 team members, and 400 care centers across 22 states, including hospitals, urgent care, imaging and surgery centers, home health, and primary care clinics. Headquartered in San Francisco, Dignity Health is dedicated to compassionate, high-quality care, especially for the underserved.

Position Summary:

Certified Surgical First Assist provides aid in exposure, hemostasis, closure, and other intraoperative technical functions that help the surgeon carry out a safe operation with optimal results for the patient.

• In addition to intraoperative duties, the surgical assistant also performs preoperative and postoperative duties to better facilitate proper patient care.
• The surgical assistant performs these functions during the operation under the direction and supervision of the surgeon and in accordance with hospital policy and appropriate laws and regulations.
• This position is represented by SEIU, Local 1107 and is covered by the terms and conditions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

Minimum:

• Completion of CAAHEP accredited first assist program and/or evidence of preceptorship of 140 operative cases as surgical first assist and/or evidence of previous experience in the role of a Certified First Assist.
• Certified Surgical Technologist with a minimum of 2 years of experience.
• Completion of an Accredited Surgical First Assist Program with Certification as a Surgical First Assist.
• Current Certified Surgical Technologist with completion of a CAAHEP accredited first assist program.
• CT CPRBLS = AHA-Basic Life Support-Nat'l
• CT CSFA = Certified Surgical 1st Assist-Nat'l
• CT ORT = Certified Surgery Tech-Nat'l
• Both the Certified Surgical Technologist and Certified Surgical First Assist certification(s) must be provisioned through the NBSTSA.
• Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.

Preferred:

• 4 years Certified Surgical Technologist.
• Surgical First with experience to include, but not limited to Robotic, Surgical, General, Neurosurgery, Spinal, Orthopedic; Cardiovascular, Thoracic, GYN, and Urology.
• CST and CSFA certification(s) provisioned through the NBSTSA preferred, but may be grandfathered in compliance with current Nevada Revised Statues.